World Soccer Talk

In the next 11 days, we'll find out whether Clint Dempsey has an opportunity to progress his career by moving to a bigger club, or not. Dempsey has forced Fulham into accepting offers for his transfer out of Craven Cottage. But will any clubs make a bid for the player valued at 10million? Or will […]

In the first Monday night match of the Premier League season, Everton takes on Manchester United at Goodison Park at 3pm ET/8pm BST (live on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com for readers in the United States). All eyes today will be on the expected debut of Robin van Persie. I wouldn't be surprised if the Dutch striker […]

Chelsea's young and talented midfielder Josh McEachran has been shipped out of Chelsea again. Last season, the skillful footballer was shipped out in the January transfer window to Swansea where he saw very little playing time. And now McEachran has joined Middlesbrough on a season-long loan. He'll adapt well to Tony Mowbray's style at Boro, […]

Over the weekend, Sir Alex Ferguson promised another signing before the transfer window closed. And he has delivered with the signing of left back Alexander Buttner from Vitesse Arnhem in the Eredivisie. I haven't personally had an opportunity to watch Buttner in action, but buying cover for left back Patrice Evra is a sound move […]

There's been quite a lot of backlash recently against Rio Ferdinand from many, myself included. There's been far too much talking from him this summer, but he hasn't been walked the walk recently. And now it looks like he'll be more spending more time on Twitter after an injury that could keep Ferdinand out of […]

An average of 2.71 goals per game was a brilliant way to kick off the 2012-13 Premier League season. In the first day of the new season, there were plenty of brilliant goals and action-packed games. Maybe your team won, lost or drew, but whatever the case, hopefully you're glad that a beautiful part of […]

Arsenal has confirmed that the club has agreed terms with Barcelona for the transfer of midfielder Alex Song. In the same week that Arsenal lost leading goalscorer and captain Robin van Persie, Arsene Wenger has now lost star midfielder Alex Song. According to Arsenal, "Song will now travel to the Catalan club to agree personal […]

In important news for Fantasy Premier League players and Chelsea fans, Roberto Di Matteo has conceded that he must rest Juan Mata during the opening stages of the season after a busy Euro 2012. The Spaniard looks set to miss tomorrow's match against Wigan as well as Wednesday's game against Reading. Not surprisingly, it's been a […]

It's been a hectic day in the Premier League. First, Clint Dempsey is put up for sale by Fulham. And then there's been a flurry of transfer speculation and deals being signed including Jose Bosingwa heading from Chelsea to Queens Park Rangers. Who said the Premier League is boring!? Here are the Premier League news […]

In his Friday morning press conference ahead of Arsenal's opening match of the Premier League season, manager Arsene Wenger has admitted that Arsenal could lose another star player — Alex Song, this time, who could move to Barcelona before the summer transfer window comes to a close. Losing Robin van Persie is one thing, but […]

Andre Villas-Boas has thrown in the towel on any chance of signing Joao Moutinho. This has been a very frustrating week for Tottenham supporters who were hoping for 1-2 big signings before Saturday's difficult clash against Newcastle United. A striker? Not yet. Another creative midfielder? Not happening. Maybe they're just waiting for Luka Modric to […]

Newcastle United has signed another midfielder. This time it's Vurnon Anita, a Dutch midfielder from Ajax of Amsterdam. The 23-year-old has made 3 appearances for Netherlands. Meanwhile, here are the latest Premier League news headlines: Vurnon Anita completes £6.7m switch from Ajax to Newcastle — The Independent Van Persie signing is a landmark moment for […]

Konami has released a brand-new trailer for PES 2013. The Japanese video game manufacturer is in Cologne this week at the massive Gamescom video game tradeshow, and just like EA Sports did, Konami has released a new video trailer in conjunction with the event. The PES 2013 demo is now available for download, while the […]

It was the incident that happened last season that none of us will ever forget, whether we saw it on person or on television. However, the sad news out of England today is that Bolton's Fabrice Muamba has been forced to retire. And he's devastated by the news. Let's hope someone is able to find […]

Arsenal midfielder Alex Song is close to landing a deal with Barcelona, which will certainly outrage Gunners manager Arsene Wenger after everything the manager has done to help grow Song as a superb lynchpin in the centre of the field for Arsenal. Whether a deal is close or if it's newspaper tattle, we'll have to […]